text_original: Under a king who was as one of themselves, with no claims of birth to raise him above his fellow nobles, the great dukes became in all but name independent sovereigns.
text_transcription: UNDER A KING WHO WAS AS ONE OF THEMSELVES WITH NO CLAIMS OF BIRTH TO RAISE HIM ABOVE HIS FELLOW NOBLES THE GREAT DUKES BECAME IN ALL BUT NAME INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGNS
phonemes: ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ kˈɪŋ hˌuː wʌz æz wˈʌn ʌv ðɛmsˈɛlvz, wɪð nˈoʊ klˈeɪmz ʌv bˈɜːθ tə ɹˈeɪz hˌɪm əbˌʌv hɪz fˈɛloʊ nˈoʊbəlz, ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dˈuːks bɪkˌeɪm ɪn ˈɔːl bˌʌt nˈeɪm ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz.